As soon as he walked out of the door, Luo Yuan whistled!
The soldier was a little confused about Luo Yuan's behavior at first, but then his eyes widened, he stepped back step by step, and subconsciously touched the position of the dagger on his waist.
After the ground shook slightly, a huge mountain-like creature stood up from the street entrance a hundred meters away.
This is a giant beast that is about ten meters long and six meters tall. Its body is mottled and covered with scars. There are still many scales that have not yet grown out, exposing bright red flesh. However, this not only did not reduce its danger, but instead made it even more intimidating. It raised its head to the sky and snorted, spitting out a thick plume of smoke that was more than ten meters long, with a few sparks spraying in it, and the sound was terrifying.
It shook its head, and then ran over quickly with agility that was not matched by its body. The ground was shaking. It is difficult to describe the momentum of its running. Just think of a high-speed rail, with two or three hundred It can be imagined that it is roaring towards you at a speed of kilometers per hour!
The soldier's face turned pale. He had only experienced this kind of scene once. It was an unforgettable memory. That time was during the beast tide. Their battalion had directly faced a behemoth of this level. Due to the negligence of firepower, four of them were killed. The super mutant beast rushed into the defensive position. In just one collision, seven or eight soldiers of his battalion were killed, and two armored vehicles were overturned, not to mention the subsequent rampage. Although they were eventually killed by anti-aircraft machine guns, the final death toll But there are more than fifty people.
To him, a behemoth of this level is the God of Death, and its appearance means a large number of deaths.
However, thinking of Luo Yuan's whistle, he already roughly knew the cause and effect. Although he was nervous, he hesitated again and again, and still refrained from running away or attacking. He swallowed and uttered one word with difficulty: " you… "
"Don't be nervous. I think this place is a bit far from where you live, and walking is too time-consuming. Why not take my giant lizard?" Luo Yuan said with a smile on his face.
As soon as he finished speaking, the giant lizard slowed down and walked slowly to Luo Yuan.
After three days of cultivation, feeding with green-grade high-energy food regardless of cost, and coupled with its own terrible self-healing ability, it has recovered more than half. Although it still looks seriously injured, it is actually no longer a serious problem.
The giant lizard pressed against Luo Yuan's chest and rubbed it affectionately, like a coquettish Pekingese, but it was not so cute in the eyes of others.
Luo Yuan patted the monitor lizard on the back, waited for it to squat down obediently, and then jumped up lightly: "You come up too!
The soldier's temples throbbed and he gritted his teeth and nodded.
After all, they were soldiers who came out of the mountain of corpses and sea of blood. They were not like ordinary people who were frightened to the point of weakness in their legs, Luo Yuan thought to himself. However, when he pulled the soldier up, he still found that the soldier's muscles had already stiffened, and his whole body was as tight as a stone.
Luo Yuan's goal has been achieved.
Two or three miles away? Of course it's not far. If you walk, you'll be there in ten minutes. There's no need to bring the giant lizard with you. The purpose of bringing it is to intimidate. Whether you use a knife or a gun, nothing is more shocking than a giant lizard.
If a group wants to quickly integrate another group, especially if a small group wants to integrate a large group, it cannot do without a strong leader. What is strong is not character, but strength. Especially when the other party is a soldier in the same battalion. This kind of huddled, tightly disciplined group is often the most difficult to integrate into, and is also prone to contradictions and conflicts.
Luo Yuan has no extravagant hopes or illusions about being able to completely conquer them. He just hopes that nothing will happen by then.
Although the monitor lizard did not run, it only took three minutes to reach the distance of two to three kilometers.
When he jumped down, the soldier's legs softened and he almost fell to the ground.
Luo Yuan looked at the entrance of the cave and had no intention of going in: "Go and notify us and ask all of you to come out."
This soldier was obviously a taciturn character, or was not used to talking to strangers. Upon seeing this, he just nodded stiffly and quickly entered the dilapidated building.
Luo Yuan leaned on the monitor's back and waited quietly.
After not waiting for a few minutes, a middle-aged man with unkempt hair and unkempt appearance emerged from the opening of the building, followed by five people dressed similarly to him. They quickly glanced at the giant beast in front of them. Although they were mentally prepared, they still paused slightly, and then quickly walked over without hesitation.
"Hello, hello! I'm Zhou Yicheng, the commander of this battalion. What's your surname?" The middle-aged man squeezed out a smile. Although he tried his best to smile, he might not have smiled for a long time, and his muscles were very obvious. of stiffness.
"My surname is Luo. I am Camp Commander Zhou. I don't need to be polite. I heard that you want to join us?" Luo Yuan said straight to the point.
The middle-aged man couldn't stand his attitude for a moment, and sighed: "Yes, there is nothing to say sorry about. We are now at the end of our rope. There is no other way but to wait for death. I am the battalion commander of this team, and I don't want to take him with me." All our comrades are dying together, so I beg you to take us in."
"Battle Commander Zhou is serious. There are very few survivors here now. If you can help, please help. However, our team is small and weak, and there are women among us. In order to reduce friction and unnecessary misunderstandings in the future, I have to say something first," Luo Yuan said coldly.
The middle-aged man and a few soldiers secretly glanced at the terrifying giant lizard. The meaning was self-evident. The middle-aged man smiled a little reluctantly and said helplessly: "Say it!"
"I won't say anything else. I believe in the integrity and strict discipline of your soldiers. Since you want to join us, I will only mention one thing, that is, you must abide by discipline and obey orders. If not, then go back and forth from where you came. "Go, Commander Zhou, I don't know if it's okay?" Luo Yuan glanced at him and said.
Zhou Yicheng closed his eyes slightly and slowly opened them, looking a little tired: "This is what you should do, I completely understand!"
He took a deep breath and turned to look at the other soldiers: "Now that we have reached this point and everyone has tried our best, from now on... I am no longer the battalion commander, and you are no longer soldiers. Do you hear me!"
"yes!"
"yes!"
…
There were sparse voices, some were decisive, some were hesitant, some had wet eyes, and some were silent.
Luo Yuan took everyone's performance into consideration, but whether these people were sincere or just acting, no matter how they answered, no matter how beautiful they were, it didn't matter. Everything would depend on the future.
He turned back to Zhou Yicheng and said, "Didn't you say there were more than a dozen people? Why are there only six?"
"Five of them are wounded, and two have not returned yet." Zhou Yicheng said bitterly.
"Wounded?"
Zhou Yicheng's face changed. A wounded person was a complete burden to a survivor team. He was also a little unsure of Luo Yuan's attitude and the meaning of his question. He quickly said: "They can still leave. They are the best warriors. As long as they are … It will take a while to get better.”
"You misunderstood. Bring out all the wounded. I will find a way to cure them when we return to our temporary residence." Luo Yuan could not guess what they were thinking, so he said.
"That's great!" Zhou Yicheng said with great joy.
Several soldiers finally showed expressions of surprise on their faces, and a few anxious ones had already gotten into the hole to help the wounded out.
"As for the two people who haven't come back yet, give me the address where they went and I'll go look for them." Luo Yuan continued.
"Okay, okay!" Zhou Yicheng said at a loss: "Who is that? Quickly bring the map!"
…
Luo Yuan went out to search on the giant lizard, and returned not long after. When he came, he only brought one person with him, and the other person was already dead.
When Luo Yuan told the news, no one had much reaction except for a moment of silence. Death was too normal for this group of survivors struggling from hell.
Without much delay, the team set off quickly.
There were twelve people and thirteen people in total. To a giant lizard like a hill, it was nothing. Its broad back could accommodate so many people. Half an hour later, the team returned to their temporary residence. land.
All the wounded were immediately carried to the subway station.
"Go and prepare a lot of food and hot water. We will clean the injured later. Also, hasn't Chen Xianfeng arrived yet?" Luo Yuan said as he walked.
"I guess I'll be back before lunch." Cao Lin, who was nearby, said quickly.
"Well, tell me when you see it!" Luo Yuan nodded, turned to Zhou Yicheng and said: "The conditions are limited and the care is not good. If you are not satisfied with anything, don't be polite!"
Zhou Yicheng sighed and said, "I'm causing trouble for you!"
Luo Yuan waved his hand: "You are polite and don't treat me as one of your own. Only by eating and drinking enough and recovering from your injuries can you do things better. In addition, I want to explain in advance that this is just a temporary residence and I will not stay here for a long time. We will start again in five or six days. You can think about it carefully now, and you can stay or leave as you like. "
Zhou Yicheng was moved in his heart and asked: "Luo...Brother Luo, where are you going?"
"It's getting more and more dangerous here, especially since Jiangnan Province is close to the coast. It's even more dangerous. The sooner we leave, the greater the chance of survival." Luo Yuan thought of the terrifying sea turtle and looked a little dazed. In fact, he had been Everyone has a sense of uneasiness. The ocean not only occupies 70% of the world's area, but it is also a three-dimensional ecology. The number of living things far exceeds that of the land. Over such a long time, I am afraid that super life forms that are far more powerful than the land have evolved. Once these lives, or just a small part of them, go to land, it will be completely devastating to the land's ecology.
He came back to his senses and continued: "We are going to the northwest, roughly in the Taklimakan area. I heard that a reconstruction zone is being built there, so it should be safer."
Zhou Yicheng said calmly: "What route are you taking?"
"Take the national highway in Jiaping, passing through Hui Province and Beihu Province. The further you go, the safer it will be." Luo Yuan has thought about the map countless times. This route follows the semi-occupied area and the safe zone. It is safe. of a road.
Zhou Yicheng looked a little strange, he hesitated to speak, and finally said, "Why don't you go to Shanghai?"
Luo Yuan was stunned for a moment, aware of the hidden meaning in the other person's language, staring at the other person closely, and said in a deep voice: "Is there something you haven't said, or do you know something?"
In a trance, Zhou Yicheng felt that the sky seemed to darken, and even the surrounding air became much thicker, making it difficult for him to breathe. His heart seemed to skip a beat, and he felt a sense of panic that a catastrophe was imminent.
What's this? The iron will tested in the blood and fire still kept him calm. He looked around calmly from the corner of his eyes and found that no one noticed anything strange here. It seemed to be isolated from the surroundings.
At this time, he felt blackness in front of his eyes, which was a precursor to coma.
Just when he felt like he was about to lose consciousness, this coercion suddenly disappeared, just like its sudden appearance.
"I'm really sorry, I can't control my momentum very well." Luo Yuan looked apologetic. This kind of thing has happened so many times in the past few days that few people dare to approach Luo Yuan now.
But Zhou Yicheng was speechless at this time. He was like a fish that landed on the beach, breathing heavily. His brain was still a little dizzy. It wasn't until a long time that he calmed down and his heart was still frightened.
"It's nothing, it's nothing. I blame me for not making it clear. As of now, this is no longer a secret!" Apart from these, what else can Zhou Yicheng say? It is a deterrent, a threat.
When people are under the roof, they should have the proper attitude.
He organized his language and said slowly: "You should know that the reconstruction area is China's retreat and the final base for counterattack."
Luo Yuan nodded. Of course he understood that the same thing had happened several times in history. This was the result of exchanging space for time. It was the second third-line construction. It was just that the enemies dealt with before were the same, but now they are mutated. beast.
"Yes, this is the government's idea, but everything was too hasty. No one knew that the situation would deteriorate so quickly and in such a hurry. There was no time to prepare."
As far as I know, many construction projects there have only completed the first and second phases, leaving a large gap in equipment and raw materials, which is not easy to make up for.
Shanghai is the economic and technological center of the country. Its position in the whole of China is unique. Even if it falls, its value is immeasurable, especially the high-precision equipment and instruments in large laboratories in some countries. The country does not It may be possible but impossible to give up, otherwise the technology in the reconstruction area will lag behind by twenty to thirty years, or even more.
There are several cities like this, and it is impossible to give up completely in any of them. "
"How did you know?" This type of information is completely confidential. If leaked, it would be enough to drive the survivors in the occupied area crazy.
"One of the people in charge in Shanghai City is my classmate from the military school. He secretly sent me the password. Unfortunately, the satellite phone has been damaged." Zhou Yicheng straightened his face, stared at Luo Yuan, and said seriously: " Send us to Shanghai, and I'll take you to the reconstruction area. It's no problem to put a few people on a large transport plane."